1053 sayings with source references.
Du har nok af Munden og lidt af Ulden, sagde Fanden, han klippede en So.Much noise and little wool, said the devil, when he was shearing the sow.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesGierrig Qværn maler allehaande Korn.A greedy mill grinds all kinds of corn.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesJo flere Hyrder, jo værre Vogt.The more shepherds the less care.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesBedre en salt Sild over sit eget Bord, end en fersk Giedde over et fremmed.Better a salt herring on your own table, than a fresh pike on another man’s.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesGammel Giek er værre end ung Daare.An old fool is worse than a young simpleton.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHan dandser og, som dandser nödig.A man dances all the same, though he may dance against his will.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesRigdom og Gunst gaaer for Visdom og Kunst.Riches and favour go before wisdom and art.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesMagt og Mod vil have Vid med i Fölge.Might and courage require wit in their suite.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesLögn bliver ikke træt af at gaae lange Veie.Falsehood never tires of going round about.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHar du sagt hvad du vil, skal du höre hvad du ikke vil.He that says what he should not, will hear what he would not.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesSeil mens Vinden blæser, Bören bier efter Ingen.Sail while the breeze blows, wind and tide wait for no man.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesEnhver Dag har sin Aften.Every day has its evening.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesMan kan ei drage haardt med brudet Reb.You cannot pull hard with a broken rope.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er et klogt Barn der kiender sin egen Fader.It is a wise child that knows its own father.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDer löber meget Vand i Dammen, medens Mölleren sover.Much water runs by while the miller sleeps.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHan drukner ikke, der hænge skal, uden Vandet gaaer over Galgen.He who was born to be hanged will not be drowned, unless the water go over the gallows.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHan skal see grandt til, der Sanden skal sige.He must keep a sharp look-out who would speak the truth.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDen er ung nok som er sund, og rig nok som er uden Gield.He is young enough who has health, and he is rich enough who has no debts.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesTör Ved giör rask Ild.Dry wood makes a quick fire.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesMan skal og saae efter en ond Höst.We must sow even after a bad harvest.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesGiensti vorder ofte Glapsti.A short cut is often a wrong cut.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesEn grön Juul giver en fed Kirkegaard.A green Christmas makes a fat churchyard.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesKonst er Konst, om og ei Lykken er med.Art is art, even though unsuccessful.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHan ager ikke ilde som veed at vende.He is not a bad driver who knows how to turn.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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